Broadland District Council elections

Broadland District Council in Norfolk, England is elected every four years. Up until 2004 one third of the Council was elected each year, followed by one year without election. Since the last boundary changes in 2004, 47 councillors have been elected from 27 wards.[1]

Political control

Since the first election to the council in 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:[2]

Party in controlYears
No overall control1973–1976
Conservative1976–1994
No overall control1994–1999
Conservative1999–2023
No overall control2023–present

Leadership

The leaders of the council since c. 2001 have been:[3]

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Simon Woodbridge[4] Conservativec. 2001May 2011
Andrew Proctor Conservative19 May 2011Jul 2018
Shaun Vincent Conservative12 Jul 2018

Council elections

By-election results

1997-2001
Hellesdon West By-Election 14 August 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 370 38.9 +4.0
Labour 328 34.5 -4.5
Liberal Democrats 211 22.2 -2.2
Independent 41 4.3 +4.3
Majority 42 4.4
Turnout 950 27.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Sprowston East By-Election 26 March 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 364 36.7
Labour 315 31.7
Liberal Democrats 313 31.6
Majority 49 5.0
Turnout 992 27.2
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Great Witchingham By-Election 11 November 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 245 43.9 +10.4
Labour 155 27.8 -9.2
Liberal Democrats 125 22.4 -0.7
Majority 90 16.1
Turnout 525 34.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Cawston By-Election 14 December 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Veronica Beadle 211 38.7 +3.5
Conservative Josef Large 196 36.0 +36.0
Labour Terence Simons 138 25.3 +3.7
Majority 15 2.7
Turnout 545 29.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

2001-2011
Spixworth with St Faiths By-Election 12 January 2006[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Balvinder Kular 902 65.8 +14.8
Conservative Mark Fiddy 469 34.2 -14.8
Majority 433 31.6
Turnout 1,371 31.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Buxton By-Election 5 March 2009[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Barbara Rix 555 71.3 +50.4
Conservative Ian Evans 201 25.8 -14.6
Green Nick Ball 22 2.8 +2.8
Majority 354 45.5
Turnout 778 40.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Wroxham By-Election 1 October 2009[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Ben McGilvray 960 62.5 +57.9
Conservative Ian Evans 346 22.5 -9.5
UKIP Glenn Tingle 134 8.7 +8.7
Green Nick Ball 50 3.3 -2.8
Labour Malcolm Kemp 46 3.0 +0.0
Majority 614 40.0
Turnout 1,536 38.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Taverham North By-Election 18 March 2010[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nich Starling 630 54.5 +24.3
Conservative John Griffin 471 40.8 -3.0
Green Jennifer Parkhouse 54 4.7 +4.7
Majority 159 13.8
Turnout 1,155 31.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

References
  1. "council and democracy". Broadland District Council. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. "Broadland". BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  3. "Council minutes". Broadland District Council. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  4. Lowthorpe, Shaun (10 May 2011). "Outgoing leader has eyes on Norfolk police commissioner's job". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. The District of Broadland (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1977
  6. "Broadland Council election, 2003". Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  7. Broadland Council election, 2004 Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  8. "Broadland council". * BBC News Online. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  9. legislation.gov.uk - The District of Broadland (Electoral Changes) Order 2003. Retrieved on 3 November 2015.
  10. Broadland Council election, 2007 Archived 2011-09-26 at the UK Government Web Archive
  11. Broadland Council election, 2011 Archived 2011-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
  12. "Declaration of result of poll" (PDF). Broadland District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  13. "new councillor elected". Broadland District Council. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  14. "Lib Dem victories in Wroxham and Walsingham by-elections". North Norfolk News. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  15. "Lib Dems win Taverham North by-election". Eastern Daily Press. 19 March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2010.
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